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Why do so many organic pioneers sell to giant multinationals? Ronald van Marlen has an idea. “Could it be because they’re exhausted by the sheer power of the food system? They’re just exhausted by it all?”

Data released today at Biofach (Nuremberg, Germany) reveals that organic food and farming is booming around with world, with more farmers, more organic land and global retail sales worth almost 90 billion US dollars.

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US pioneer organic food brand Annie’s is partnering with innovative farmers in Montana to produce a limited-edition line made with certified organic ingredients grown using regenerative farming practices.

Why do so many organic pioneers sell to giant multinationals? Ronald van Marlen has an idea. “Could it be because they’re exhausted by the sheer power of the food system? They’re just exhausted by it all?”

Organic farmers are being encouraged to embrace ‘internet of things’ (IOT) technologies and lead from the front in a major European scheme that aims to increase on-farm sustainability and competitiveness.

Data released today at Biofach (Nuremberg, Germany) reveals that organic food and farming is booming around with world, with more farmers, more organic land and global retail sales worth almost 90 billion US dollars.

Leading India-based botanical extracts manufacturer Arjuna Natural has announced that it has secured a sustainable, nitrate-enriched, all-natural Amaranthus extract supply for boosting nitric oxide levels.

Organic groups have welcomed the UK Government’s pledge of a ‘Green Brexit’ in a major speech yesterday by the Environment Secretary Michael Gove. In his keynote speech at this year’s Oxford Farming Conference, Gove said that the protection of ‘natural capital’ would be at the heart of future food and farming policy, and that Government […]

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I no longer think it’s possible for the small guys to make enough of a difference on their own. THEY are too big, and WE are too small. Goliath needs to change its ways if the world as we know it is to make it through to the end of this century

Robert VerkerkFounder and Executive & Scientific Director, Alliance for Natural Health International